Petrakova Three Lifts Kursk At The Death

01.02.2012

EUROCUP WOMEN

Anna Petrakova beat the buzzer to give Dynamo Kursk a one-point lead in their series with Ruzomberok

Anna Petrakova nailed a last-gasp three-pointer to earn Dynamo Kursk a slim mathematical victory and potentially huge psychological one as they edged out MBK Ruzomberok 81-80 in the first leg of their EuroCup Women quarter-final.

In a tense finish in Ruzomberok, Petrakova came through in the final second to give the visitors their first and only lead of the second half, having erased a double-digit deficit from the third quarter.

The hosts had been looking comfortable when Carmen Guzman split a pair of free throws to put them 62-51 ahead with 2:40 to go in the third period.

But Dynamo kept chipping away, finally drawing level when Temeka Johnson's jump-shot made it 74-74 with 2:05 to go in the game.

Katarina Tetemondova and Lucia Laskova twice restored the hosts' lead, but Johnson replied both times to level it up.

Laskova put MBK up 80-78 with a jumper 17 seconds from time, but after a Dynamo time-out, Petrakova nailed the winning shot at the death.

Petrakova finished with 19 points while Johnson led Dynamo with 22 and Snow had 16.